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Meaning of implicit in English
Pronunciation
/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
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Classifying Adjective
implicit
Definitions
1.
being without doubt or reserve
Examples
« implicit trust »
Synonyms
absolute
Qualitative Adjective
implicit
Etymology
late 16th century: from French implicite or Latin implicitus, later form of implicatus‘entwined’, past participle of implicare (see imply)
Definitions
1.
implied though not directly expressed
Examples
« inherent in the nature of something »
« an implicit agreement not to raise the subject »
« there was implicit criticism in his voice »
« anger was implicit in the argument »
« the oak is implicit in the acorn »
Synonyms
implicit in(p)
inherent
underlying
implied
silent
tacit
understood
unexpressed
unsaid
unstated
unuttered
unverbalized
unverbalised
unvoiced
unspoken
Antonyms
explicit
expressed
See also
connotative
covert